TRUMP'S LIBERATION DAY IS UPON US: TARIFFS IN EFFECT

LIBERATION DAY IS UPON US

By: Derek Varsalona

This is not an April Fool's joke. But Trump's Liberation Day is upon us.  Today, the Trump tariffs go into effect to get our economy aligned with President Trump's values and not the rest of the world.    According to President Trump, Americans have been taken advantage of by the rest of the world, and he is right.  But Republicans usually support cutting taxes and the cost of living, not increasing them.  The fact of the matter is, Americans are going to feel short-term pain in the process that might lead to long-term pain.  If you thought that inflation was high now, just wait until today.  The prices on everything are going to go up; this is no April Fool's joke.

These new taxes are going to be a job killer for the most part.  I suspect that President Trump's tariffs are going to lead to more pain at the pump with a rise in oil and energy costs, while the prices of every major and minor good and service are going to go up.

The new taxes and tariffs are going to be a job killer for America.  President Trump is playing right into the Democrats' hands with these tariffs, making life more expensive.  The Democrats love to make life more expensive for
the Middle Class and the rich.  AS of right now with the tariffs President Donald Trump, who is a Republican is acting like a Democrat with tariffs, which is essentially a rise in taxes on goods a nd services and is a tax on the middle class and the rich alike while the poor people without jobs steal American benefits from the wealthy.

American taxes are high as it is, and these taxes and tariffs are going to kill American jobs and services.  I agree with Trump in the sense that we need to realign our trade imbalance.  But free services and talks with foreign nations negotiation of prices for those goods and services are the way to go.  As always, comments are accepted.

Liberation Day is upon us
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Tariffs
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Tuesday, April 2, 2025

Source: Amy Lu. "Political Consequences of President Trump's New Tariffs this week." WBALTV.com, Washington, DC: April Fools Day, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. https://www.wbaltv.com/article/nasa-astronauts-wilmore-williams-space-mission/64340437

PRESIDENT TRUMP SECURES THE BOARDER

TRUMP CRUSHES ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

By: Derek Varsalona

I praise President Donald Trump for keeping our border and country secure.  

Due to President Donald Trump's policies, America is safer and more secure than ever.  According to the LA Times, " immigration crossings have slowed to a near halt."  Many shelters that have housed illegal immigrants have now shuttered because there are not enough criminals in illegal immigrants to fill the number of beds for the facilities to stay open. 

This is all the work of President Donald Trump.  He is doing a damn good job.  But the fact of the matter is, Democrats want illegal immigrants as potential voters if they can get the law passed that makes illegal immigrants registered voters.  President Trump wants to get the illegal immigrants out of the country to stop a potential Democratic voting bloc.  

The reason I am against illegal immigration is that if an illegal immigrant could get into America, then so could a terrorist.  All nations have borders, and a country without borders is no nation at all. As always, comments are accepted.

President Trump secures the boarder

Source: President Donald J. Trump. " ICYM: California Mexico Border once Overwhelmed now nearly empty." The White House. Washington, DC: Monday, March 31, 2025. 

PRESIDENT TRUMP MUST TALK WITH IRAN

IRAN REJECTS TALKS WITH TRUMP

By: Derek Varsalona

Iran has rejected any talks with President Trump over the Iranian Nuclear Program.  That is sad news to my ears.  I used to follow the Bush mantra that any talks with terrorists are a non-starter.  Now, my view has changed, and I feel that negotiations with terrorists, or negotiations in general, can be beneficial in some way.

Iran's president, Masoud Pezeshkian, has rejected any talks with President Trump. That is not a good thing. President Trump is the leader of the free world. With that being said, you must talk to all world leaders. Yes, Iran has a nuclear program. But in order to keep the nuclear program at bay and stop it from being used in attacks, one must talk to Iran.

Negotiations with Iran might be beneficial.  Talking with Iran might stop the costly war in Israel, where the Israeli terrorist state is harassing people.  The talks with Iran might end that conflict.  The talks with Iran will not end its nuclear program, but it may allow the nuclear facilities to be opened up for observation.  Then it is possible that the WMDS will be used for conflict and moved back to Iraq.  Remember that Saddam Hussein moved the WMDS to Iran and made Iran the superpower it is today.

People do not tend to like talking to terrorists.  But the fact of the matter is that if you want to have peace in the world, you must talk to everyone,e including your adviseries to avoid war or other international crisis. As always, comments are accepted.

Trump must talk with Iran
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Oliver Contreas
December 10, 2020

Source: CBSNews.com " Tehran has Rejected Direct Negotiations with U.S. after Trump Letter, Iranian President Says." Tehran/Washington, DC: Sunday, March 30, 2025. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/iran-tehran-rejected-negotiations-us-trump-letter/

EARTHQUAKE HITS MYANMAR

POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE HITS MYANMAR

BY: Derek Varsalona

A powerful earthquake hit Myanmar yesterday.  Still no answer from the White House.  I pray for the people left in the destruction and the lives lost.

But my concern is with President Trump. Why was a statement not given this early in the morning? The president has the right to know about worldly events. Maybe he will make a statement later in the day, but that is not sufficient.  

President Trump should have made a statement about the tragedy in Myanmar when he knew all the facts.  He probably knows the facts now, but it's slow to respond to the tragedy at hand.

This is a poor response effort by President Trump.  As always, comments are accepted.

Earthquake in Myanmar
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Friday, March 28, 2025

Source: Reuters. " Powerful quake in South East Asia kills Several, Myanmar declares a State of Emergency." Myanmar: Friday, March 28, 2025. http://nytimes.com

KEYLEADER OF MS 13 ARRESTED

TRUMP CAPTURES MS-13 MEMBER

By: Derek Varsalona

With President Trump's leadership, America is safer and more secure.  Just yesterday, the Trump administration captured a member of the violent MS-13 gang.  This was the top commander in the organization.

This week, President Trump captured a key leader of the MS-13 gang.  America is winning under President Trump.  America is safer because of President Trump.  I would not be surprised if President Trump now has a target on his back by MS-13.  President Trump is right, America is safer because this thug is off the street.

Not surprising that he was given no help from the former Biden administration.  That is because the Democrats support MS-13 since they support illegal immigration for votes.   President Trump arrested a key member of the Democratic base and voting bloc.

America is winning under President Trump. Thank you, President Trump, for this capture. As always, comments are accepted.

KEY LEADER Oof MS13 arrested

Source: President Donald Trump.

TRUMPS BOOMING ECONOMY

By: Derek Varsaslona

Everywhere you look the economy is booming.  That is unless you are the one that is begging for handouts from the federal government.   The economy is booming, precisely because of President Donald Trump.

Just yesterday, Johnson& Johnson, yes the powder guys and owner of the New York Jets announced a 55 billion dollar investment in America.   Nvidia also announced a $500 billion investment in training. Eli Lily invested $27 billion in manufacturing. 

The Trump economy is booming.  If people can not find a job in this economy it is because they are lazy.  As always comments accepted.

Trump has got your back
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CFR.org
James M. Lindsay
November 22,2024

Source: President Donald J. Trump. " Trump Effect" Whitehouse.gov Washington, DC: Friday, March 21, First /Day of Spring, 2025. https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/03/trump-effect-johnson-johnsons-55-billion-investment-in-american-manufacturing/

PUTIN HAS NO INTEREST IN ENDING THE WAR

PUTIN HAS NO INTEREST IN ENDING THE WAR

By: Derek Varsalona

President Trump wants to end the war in Ukraine and Russia.  He wants to do this to cement some sort of legacy.  Putin wants to make Ukraine part of the USSR again.  

Trump and Putin had two very different views of the war in Ukraine.  Putin will not agree to a 30-day cease-fire.  He wants to wipe Ukraine off the map if he can not control Ukraine.  President Trump wants to end the war with a cease-fire.  Both want to cement a legacy for different reasons.

These are both opposing viewpoints and will not work in negotiations. Although Putin will stop attacks on energy structures in Ukraine do not look at that as a good thing.  Dictator Putin is only doing this to control the energy of Ukraine. If he does this and does not get his way he will shut down the Ukraine power supply.

Cutting off the Ukraine power supply is bad.  Energy sources will be depleted. Food that needs to be frozen or refrigerated will be sour and of no good use.  Weapons might not work.  So this is the next stage in the war.   Putin will cut off the power supply, killing Ukraine's Energy source for food, water, and electricity starving people to death.  As always comments accepted.

Putin has no interest in ending the war

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                                        March 7, 2025

Source: Anthony Halperin. " Trump-Putin Calls shows Little US pressure for Russia Concessions." Bloomberg.com Moscow: Wednesday, March 19, 2025. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-03-19/trump-putin-call-shows-little-us-pressure-for-russia-concessions-in-ukraine